On 2 October 2025, the Swiss Confederation delivered to the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) on an interim basis, a communication informing of the Swiss Confederation's exercise of the right under Article 17 of the ECT to deny the advantages of Part III of the ECT to:
any legal entity that is owned or controlled by citizens or nationals of the Russian Federation or of the Republic of Belarus and that has no substantial business...
On 16 September 2025, Romania delivered to the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a communication in relation to paragraph 2 of the Energy Charter Conference Decision CCDEC 2024 15 GEN.
On 27 August 2025, the Republic of Austria delivered to the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a communication in relation to paragraph 2 of the Energy Charter Conference Decision CCDEC 2024 15 GEN.
On 7 August 2025, the Republic of Lithuania deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Energy Charter Treaty, any such withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiry of one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Depositary.
Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, was interviewed by Euronews for its flagship series, Energy Frontiers, on the margins on the Baku Energy Forum which took place on 3-4 June 2025. Ms. Hirose spoke of the benefits and relevance of the “modernised” Energy Charter Treaty in the current energy landscape.
On 10 July 2025, the participants of the Vrije University Brussels (VUB)’s Diplomatic Academy, from the Republic of China, led by Professor Wan-li Wang of VUB and joined by Dr. Weifang Chen of the Tunghai University and the Dean of Office of International Affairs of shih Hsin University, Dr. Chumeng Wu, visited the Energy Charter Secretariat and met the Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose.
The participants had a liverly interaction with Ms. Hirose, discussing the Energy Charter Treaty...
On 7 July 2025, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, welcomed to the Energy Charter Secretariat a delegation led by H.E. Mr. Roman Andarak, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine, who also holds the post of the Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization, accompanied by Deputy Minister of Energy H.E. Mr. Mykola Kolisnyk, and Ms. Yuliia Kyian, Director General for Strategic Planning and European Integration of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.
On 2 July 2025, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, welcomed to the Energy Charter Secretariat the delegation of the members of the Parliament of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, led by H.E. Mr. Haytham Zayadeen, President of the Energy Committee of the Jordanian House of Representatives.
Ms. Hirose expressed appreciation for Jordan holding the Chairmanship of the Energy Charter Conference, the governing body under the Energy Charter Treaty, for two consecutive years from 2023 to...
On 27 June 2025, Acting Secretary General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, attended the reception in celebration of the World Mongols Naadam Festival.
The reception was opened by welcoming remarks of H.E. Mr. Luvsanvandan Bold, Ambassador of Mongolia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the Head of the Mission to the European Union.
The event was attended by the Ambassadors of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, the...
On 13 June 2025, at the invitation of Ambassador the Republic of Tajikistan to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Permanent Representation to the European Union, H.E Mr. Muzaffar Mahmurod Huseinzoda, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, attended an event co-hosted by Ambassador Huseinzoda and Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Kingdom of Belgium, H.E. Ms. Sofia Grammata, entitled ‘Challenges on water resources and environmental narratives for a sustainable and climate resilient...
On 12 June 2025, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, met with the Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, H. E. Mr. Asatur Vardanyan, on the margins of the International Energy Agency's 10th Global Energy Efficiency Conference, co-hosted with the European Commission and taking place in Brussels, Belgium.
The parties discussed the continued cooperation between Armenia and the Energy Charter Secretariat going forward.
On 3 June 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, met with the President of SOCAR, Mr. Rovshan Najif, on the margins of the Baku Energy Forum.
SOCAR, an integrated energy company headquartered in Baku with operations in more than 20 countries, is a long-standing member of the Industry Advisory Panel (IAP), a consultive advisory body to the Energy Charter Conference which provides policy advice from energy companies, international business associations and financial institutions on...
On 3 and 4 June 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, held a number of bilateral meetings with the state secretaries of the member states of the Energy Charter Treaty on the margins of the Baku Energy Forum. Ms. Hirose met with the Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy of Romania, Mr. Pavel Casian Niţulescu; the State Secretary, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Moldova, Ms. Carolina Novac; and the Deputy State Secretary for Energy Policy, Ministry of Energy of Hungary, Mr....
On 3 June 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, met with the Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Orkhan Zeynalov, on the margins of the Baku Energy Forum.
Ms. Hirose expressed her congratulations on the successful conclusion of the COP29 in Baku in November 2024, and the milestone 30th anniversary of the Baku Energy Forum. The parties discussed the continued cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Energy Charter Secretariat going forward.
On 3 June 2024, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, met with the Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria, H.E. Iva Petrova, on the margins of the Baku Energy Forum.
The parties discussed the continued cooperation between Bulgaria and the Energy Charter Secretariat going forward.
